Wink

By Julie Jacobson · October 27, 2017 •
The famous rapper acquired home-automation maker Wink earlier this year, and his first new DIY product is ... the unremarkable Lookout home-security app and some Z-Wave sensors.

By Julie Jacobson · August 6, 2017 •
FCC filings reveal Wink Labs, the home-automation developer recently acquired by will.i.am (i.am+), is making its own Z-Wave security peripherals for the first time -- after years of handing that business to third-party IoT device makers. (Julie Jacobson / CE Pro)

By Julie Jacobson · June 17, 2016 •
If Icontrol is acquired by Comcast and Alarm.com, we'll see a gaping hole in SHaaS (smart home as a service) providers for integrated home automation and professionally monitored security. Here are some likely contenders as the 'next Icontrol'. (Julie Jacobson / CE Pro)

By Julie Jacobson · January 7, 2016 •
At CES 2016, ADT unveils two open APIs: One for ADT Pulse security and home automation, another called Canopy for third-party devices that benefit from professional security monitoring. (Julie Jacobson / CE Pro)

By Julie Jacobson · September 22, 2015 •
The once-promising home automation company Wink, launched by GE-backed Quirky, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is up for sale; Flextronics is the first bidder at $15 million for certain assets.

By Julie Jacobson · July 19, 2015 •
CE Pro's Julie Jacobson: Wink and home automation hubs are complicated; the end of LiteTouch and the fate of hardwired lighting controls; Thread and AllSeen IoT lovefest; Control4 and Alarm.com stock.

By Julie Jacobson · July 16, 2015 •
Quirky and its Wink IoT group are almost out of cash and may not make it, making us wonder what will happen to other DIY home automation initiatives like Staples Connect, Lowe’s Iris and SmartThings.

By Julie Jacobson · April 20, 2015 •
The bad news: The Wink home automation hub from Quirky is being recalled because the company failed to update its security software. The good news: The security worked!